With Damian Lillard shipped off by the Portland Trail Blazers to the Milwaukee Bucks to play alongside Giannis Antetokounmpo, it’s a perfect time to check the landscape and examine the best tandems the NBA has to offer heading into the 2023-24 season:

Germany will play Serbia for gold in an all-European final, sending yet another reminder that not all that glitters in basketball is in North America. Vivek Jacob has more from two impressive wins from the European squads.

It was upset central at the 2023 FIBA World Cup on Friday, including the Canadians falling short against Brazil, and Italy pulling off a shocking upset over Serbia. Vivek Jacob has everything you need to know from a wild start to Round 2.

The FIBA World Cup was owned by Africa on Day 4, with South Sudan, Cape Verde and Ivory Coast all coming away with victories. Vivek Jacob breaks down all the results.

There will be another eight to 10 teams believing they can make serious noise in the knockout stages at the FIBA World Cup. All in all, there is going to be plenty of great basketball and intense competition to be enjoyed between the 32 teams involved.

There have been twists, turns, and rain providing obstacles along the way, and on Sunday we will have the culmination of all that has made the 2023 National Bank Open so memorable.